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When a hostile priest intrigued against him, St. Benedict and his small band of followers emigrated to Cassino. About 529 St. Benedict and his monks built the Abbey of Cassino with their own hands. The Abbey, on the summit of Monte Cassino, has been partially destroyed in four earlier wars. But St. Benedict's tower has been saved each time and incorporated into the rebuilt structures...
...their first action as an Italian Army unit since Italy surrendered, they wanted desperately to make good. Through the cold dawn the infantry moved up the hill with spirit, cheered by the friendly Americans. They forged ahead, swept to the summit. Three hours later, a ponderous German barrage pinned them down. The Italian left flank, staggering from severe losses, slowly gave way. With their flank exposed, the Italians wavered and broke...
...Club is the only active college organization of its kind, with 19 years of existence to its credit. It has lately been testing climbing equipment for the U. S. Quartermaster Corps in Tuckerman's Ravine. To its credit is the ascent of Nanda Devi in the Himalayas, the highest summit yet reached...
...thin line of British infantrymen advanced slowly up the ridge. When they were some 40 yards short of the summit, the whole hushed countryside seemed to blow up. Mortars, rifles and machine guns from the enemy positions suddenly concentrated on them. The infantrymen wavered for a moment, looked up at the sky, then dashed on to the summit, where they...
...structural looseness and occasional melodic banalities, the Seventh is probably the most emotionally mature of Shostakovich's symphonies, is almost certain to be one of his most popular. But it still leaves an important question unanswered: Is Composer Shostakovich the last peak in the European musical range whose summit was Beethoven, or is he the beginning of a new sierra...